{"id":20689,"date":"2021-05-31T20:36:27","date_gmt":"2021-06-01T01:36:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/?p=20689"},"modified":"2021-05-31T20:36:27","modified_gmt":"2021-06-01T01:36:27","slug":"naomi-osaka-a-four-time-grand-slam-singles-champion-and-is-the-reigning-champion-at-the-us-open-and-the-australian-open-withdraws-from-french-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/?p=20689","title":{"rendered":"Naomi Osaka, a four-time Grand Slam singles champion, and is the reigning champion at the US Open and the Australian Open, withdraws from French Open"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"dcr-1nupfq9\">\n<div class=\"dcr-krkkhw\">\n<div class=\"dcr-13a2edo\">\n<h1 class=\"dcr-125vfar\">Naomi Osaka withdraws from French Open amid row over press conferences<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dcr-zjgnrw\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1n6tql0\" data-print-layout=\"hide\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>World No 2 pulls out of event after being fined by organisers<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Osaka says speaking to press causes her \u2018huge anxiety\u2019<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dcr-pn0kqp\">\n<div class=\"dcr-krkkhw\">\n<div class=\"dcr-j4wtqe\">\n<figure id=\"ddac7ba4-c5b6-4732-a5ca-892fb040b5d7\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1b267dg\"><strong><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/d44834d835fd0faf273b0c17a69043acf62aa83b\/0_337_4374_2625\/master\/4374.jpg?width=620&amp;quality=45&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;dpr=2&amp;s=393b666a74b675c0a77fbeb2860bbf58 1240w,https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/d44834d835fd0faf273b0c17a69043acf62aa83b\/0_337_4374_2625\/master\/4374.jpg?width=605&amp;quality=45&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;dpr=2&amp;s=a766785775ce3a51f2ebe9d17db6497c 1210w,https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/d44834d835fd0faf273b0c17a69043acf62aa83b\/0_337_4374_2625\/master\/4374.jpg?width=445&amp;quality=45&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;dpr=2&amp;s=0443bda5732af38220f19d0955e1b6d6 890w\" media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-resolution: 120dpi)\" sizes=\"(min-width: 660px) 620px, 100vw\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/d44834d835fd0faf273b0c17a69043acf62aa83b\/0_337_4374_2625\/master\/4374.jpg?width=620&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=9151dc0f7a3d33ec4f6531bcd67eb65b 620w,https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/d44834d835fd0faf273b0c17a69043acf62aa83b\/0_337_4374_2625\/master\/4374.jpg?width=605&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=6d05a83b2e1859b8b5cd95dc4b35f91b 605w,https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/d44834d835fd0faf273b0c17a69043acf62aa83b\/0_337_4374_2625\/master\/4374.jpg?width=445&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=a43805e61af4037517eff4e734f026e0 445w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 660px) 620px, 100vw\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"dcr-1989ovb\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/d44834d835fd0faf273b0c17a69043acf62aa83b\/0_337_4374_2625\/master\/4374.jpg?width=445&amp;quality=45&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;dpr=2&amp;s=0443bda5732af38220f19d0955e1b6d6\" alt=\"Naomi Osaka has announced on Twitter that she is withdrawing from the French Open.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1200\" \/><\/picture><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dcr-pn0kqp\">\n<div class=\"dcr-krkkhw\">\n<div class=\"dcr-j4wtqe\">\n<figure id=\"ddac7ba4-c5b6-4732-a5ca-892fb040b5d7\"><figcaption class=\"dcr-ble3fe\"><strong><span class=\"dcr-1u9p6vd\">Naomi Osaka has announced on Twitter that she is withdrawing from the French Open.<\/span><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dcr-185kcx9\">\n<div class=\"dcr-11wf66m\">\n<div class=\"article-body-commercial-selector article-body-viewer-selector dcr-bjn8wh\">\n<p class=\"dcr-1b5a2hj\"><strong>Naomi Osaka has announced her withdrawal from Roland Garros one day after she was fined $15,000 by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/frenchopen\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">French Open<\/a> and warned that she could face expulsion from the tournament following her decision not to speak with the press during the tournament.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1b5a2hj\"><strong>Osaka, 23, who won her first match against Patricia Maria Tig and was scheduled to face Ana Bogdan in the second round, had released a statement last Wednesday stating her intention to skip her media obligations during Roland Garros because of the effects of her interactions with the press on her mental health.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"dcr-1b5a2hj\"><strong>In a statement on Monday announcing her withdrawal from the event, Osaka said she was leaving the tournament so that the focus could return to tennis after days of attention and widespread discussion.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1b5a2hj\"><strong>\u201cThis isn\u2019t a situation I ever imagined or intended when I posted a few days ago,\u201d Osaka wrote on social media. \u201cI think now the best thing for the tournament, the other players and my well-being is that I withdraw so that everyone can get back to focusing on the tennis going on in Paris.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1b5a2hj\"><strong>\u201cI never wanted to be a distraction and I accept that my timing was not ideal and my message could have been clearer. More importantly I would never trivialise mental health or use the term lightly.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1b5a2hj\"><strong>In her original statement, Osaka said she expected to be fined and Gilles Moretton, the French <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/tennis\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Tennis<\/a> Federation (FFT) president, said last Thursday that his organisation would penalise Osaka.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1b5a2hj\"><strong>However, the organisation offered no official response until the lengthy statement signed by the four grand slam tournaments on Sunday after Osaka\u2019s first-round win. Their heavy handed approach to Osaka has been criticised as a disproportionate response, forcing Osaka to choose between either risking significant punishment or else resuming the press duties that have her anxiety. The attention Osaka has received was only compounded by the announcement of her fine and possible default.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-11wf66m\">\n<div class=\"article-body-commercial-selector article-body-viewer-selector dcr-bjn8wh\">\n<p class=\"dcr-1b5a2hj\"><strong>On Thursday evening Osaka\u2019s older sister, Mari, attempted to support her sister by providing further context of her struggles in a post on Reddit. She said Osaka had been hurt by frequent questioning about her ability on clay and that she felt she was being \u201ctold that she has a bad record on clay.\u201d After losing in the first round of the WTA tournament in Rome, Mari Osaka said her sister was \u201cnot OK mentally.\u201d After some criticism, Mari Osaka deleted her post.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1b5a2hj\"><strong>In her withdrawal statement, the four-time grand slam champion said she has suffered from \u201clong bouts of depression\u201d since the 2018 US Open final. Osaka defeated Serena Williams then to win her first grand slam title in a controversial match that similarly led to significant attention and queries from the media.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1b5a2hj\"><strong>\u201cAnyone that knows me knows I\u2019m introverted, and anyone that has seen me at the tournaments will notice that I\u2019m often wearing headphones as that helps dull my social anxiety,\u201d Osaka wrote.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1b5a2hj\"><strong>Osaka concluded her statement by saying she suffers \u201chuge waves of anxiety\u201d before speaking with the media. \u201cSo here in Paris I was already feeling vulnerable and anxious so I thought it was better to exercise self\u2011care and skip the press conferences. I announced it preemptively because I do feel like the rules are quite outdated in parts and I wanted to highlight that,\u201d she wrote.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1b5a2hj\"><strong>Osaka has received support from numerous public figures since her announcement. \u201cStay strong. I admire your vulnerability,\u201d wrote Coco Gauff in response.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1b5a2hj\"><strong>Two hours after Osaka\u2019s announcement, Moretton conducted a press conference in which he read out a statement in French and English, calling Osaka\u2019s withdrawal \u201cunfortunate\u201d and wishing her \u201cthe quickest possible recovery.\u201d He left without fielding any questions from the press.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"slot-body-end\">\n<div class=\"css-pc1kq1\">\n<section class=\"css-f9il16\">\n<h1 class=\"headline\"><strong>Serena Williams talks media scrutiny amid Naomi Osaka&#8217;s withdrawal from French Open: &#8216;It made me stronger&#8217;<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-13922\" src=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/serena-williams-april-2015-cover-vogue-221x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"221\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/serena-williams-april-2015-cover-vogue-221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/serena-williams-april-2015-cover-vogue-768x1044.jpg 768w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/serena-williams-april-2015-cover-vogue-753x1024.jpg 753w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/serena-williams-april-2015-cover-vogue.jpg 883w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 221px) 100vw, 221px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"sub-headline speakable\"><strong>Williams made her comments hours after Naomi Osaka withdrew from the tournament<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"speakable\"><strong>After her first-round victory on Monday at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/tennis\/french-open\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">French Open<\/a>, Serena Williams discussed anxiety when dealing with the media and said that she experienced it often after matches.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\"><strong>Williams made her comments during the post-match news conference hours after four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka withdrew from the tournament amid scrutiny over her decision to boycott talking to the media.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Many of them I&#8217;ve been into where I&#8217;ve been &#8212; very difficult to walk in those moments,&#8221; Williams said. &#8220;But you know, it made me stronger.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Osaka made the announcement to withdraw on Twitter \u2013 one day after she was fined $15,000 for skipping her post-match press conference. She explained her decision in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/naomi-osaka-withdraws-french-open-scrutiny-media-boycott\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>lengthy statement<\/u><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Following the announcement, French Open organizers released a statement saying that it\u2019s &#8220;unfortunate&#8221; that she withdrew from Roland-Garros, but they &#8220;wish her the best and the quickest possible recovery.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body\">\n<p><strong>&#8220;I feel for Naomi,&#8221; Williams added. &#8220;Not everyone is the same. I\u2019m thick. Other people are thin. Everyone is different and everyone handles things differently.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-14155\" src=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/95708391_serena_getty-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/95708391_serena_getty-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/95708391_serena_getty-1.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Williams continued: &#8220;You just have to let her handle it the way she wants to and the best way she thinks she can. That\u2019s the only thing I can say: I think she is doing the best she can.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Williams, who is eyeing a record-tying 24th Grand Slam singles title, believes it\u2019s important to reach out for support when you\u2019re in need of help.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;You really have to step forward and make an effort, just as in anything, and say, &#8216;I need help with A, B, C and D,&#8217; and talk to someone,&#8221; Williams said. &#8220;I think that\u2019s so important to have a sounding board, whether it&#8217;s someone at the WTA, or someone in your life, or maybe it&#8217;s someone you talk to on a weekly basis.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;I&#8217;ve been in that position too, and I&#8217;ve definitely had opportunities to talk to people and just get things off my chest that I can&#8217;t necessarily talk about to anyone in my family or anyone I know.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1bqk6bl\">\n<div class=\"css-133is36\">\n<div class=\"css-1qfsppe\">\n<div class=\"css-0\">\n<footer class=\"css-1066lcq\">\n<h1 id=\"firstHeading\" class=\"firstHeading\"><strong>Naomi Osaka<\/strong><\/h1>\n<div id=\"bodyContent\" class=\"vector-body\">\n<div id=\"mw-content-text\" class=\"mw-body-content mw-content-ltr\" dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\n<div class=\"mw-parser-output\">\n<table class=\"infobox vcard\">\n<caption class=\"infobox-title fn\"><strong>Naomi Osaka<\/strong><\/caption>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"infobox-image\" colspan=\"2\"><strong><a class=\"image\" title=\"Naomi Osaka smiling during her match against Azarenka in the 2020 US Open.\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:NaomiOsaka-smile-2020_(cropped).png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/5\/53\/NaomiOsaka-smile-2020_%28cropped%29.png\/220px-NaomiOsaka-smile-2020_%28cropped%29.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/5\/53\/NaomiOsaka-smile-2020_%28cropped%29.png\/330px-NaomiOsaka-smile-2020_%28cropped%29.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/5\/53\/NaomiOsaka-smile-2020_%28cropped%29.png\/440px-NaomiOsaka-smile-2020_%28cropped%29.png 2x\" alt=\"Naomi Osaka smiling during her match against Azarenka in the 2020 US Open.\" width=\"220\" height=\"383\" data-file-width=\"3318\" data-file-height=\"5776\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"infobox-caption\"><strong>Osaka at the <a title=\"2020 US Open (tennis)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2020_US_Open_(tennis)\">2020 US Open<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong>Native\u00a0name<\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong><span class=\"nickname\">\u5927\u5742 \u306a\u304a\u307f<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong>Country\u00a0(sports)<\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong><span class=\"flagicon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbborder\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/9\/9e\/Flag_of_Japan.svg\/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/9\/9e\/Flag_of_Japan.svg\/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/9\/9e\/Flag_of_Japan.svg\/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"23\" height=\"15\" data-file-width=\"900\" data-file-height=\"600\" \/>\u00a0<\/span><a title=\"Japan\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Japan\">Japan<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong>Residence<\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data label\"><strong><a title=\"Beverly Hills, California\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Beverly_Hills,_California\">Beverly Hills<\/a>, California, U.S.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong>Born<\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong>October 16, 1997<span class=\"noprint ForceAgeToShow\"> (age\u00a023)<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a title=\"Ch\u016b\u014d-ku, Osaka\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ch%C5%AB%C5%8D-ku,_Osaka\">Ch\u016b\u014d-ku<\/a>, <a title=\"Osaka\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Osaka\">Osaka<\/a>, Japan<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong>Height<\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong>1.80\u00a0m (5\u00a0ft 11\u00a0in)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong>Turned\u00a0pro<\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong>September 2013<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong>Plays<\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong>Right-handed (two-handed backhand)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong>Coach<\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong><a title=\"Wim Fissette\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wim_Fissette\">Wim Fissette<\/a> (2020\u2013)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong>Prize money<\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong>$19,735,032<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong>Official\u00a0website<\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong><a class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.naomiosaka.com\/en\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">naomiosaka.com<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-header\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>Singles<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong>Career\u00a0record<\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong>246\u2013136 (64.4%)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong>Career\u00a0titles<\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong>7<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong>Highest\u00a0ranking<\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong><a title=\"List of WTA number 1 ranked tennis players\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_WTA_number_1_ranked_tennis_players\">No. 1<\/a> (January 28, 2019)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong>Current\u00a0ranking<\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong>No. 2 (February 22, 2021)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-header\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>Grand Slam Singles results<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong><a title=\"Australian Open\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Australian_Open\">Australian\u00a0Open<\/a><\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong>W (<a title=\"2019 Australian Open \u2013 Women's Singles\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2019_Australian_Open_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_Singles\">2019<\/a>, <a title=\"2021 Australian Open \u2013 Women's Singles\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2021_Australian_Open_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_Singles\">2021<\/a>)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong><a title=\"French Open\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/French_Open\">French\u00a0Open<\/a><\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong>3R (<a title=\"2016 French Open \u2013 Women's Singles\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2016_French_Open_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_Singles\">2016<\/a>, <a title=\"2018 French Open \u2013 Women's Singles\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2018_French_Open_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_Singles\">2018<\/a>, <a title=\"2019 French Open \u2013 Women's Singles\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2019_French_Open_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_Singles\">2019<\/a>)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong><a title=\"The Championships, Wimbledon\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Championships,_Wimbledon\">Wimbledon<\/a><\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong>3R (<a title=\"2017 Wimbledon Championships \u2013 Women's Singles\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2017_Wimbledon_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_Singles\">2017<\/a>, <a title=\"2018 Wimbledon Championships \u2013 Women's Singles\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2018_Wimbledon_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_Singles\">2018<\/a>)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong><a title=\"US Open (tennis)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/US_Open_(tennis)\">US Open<\/a><\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong>W (<a title=\"2018 US Open \u2013 Women's Singles\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2018_US_Open_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_Singles\">2018<\/a>, <a title=\"2020 US Open \u2013 Women's Singles\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2020_US_Open_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_Singles\">2020<\/a>)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-header\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>Other tournaments<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong><a title=\"WTA Finals\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/WTA_Finals\">Tour\u00a0Finals<\/a><\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong>RR (<a title=\"2018 WTA Finals \u2013 Singles\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2018_WTA_Finals_%E2%80%93_Singles\">2018<\/a>, <a title=\"2019 WTA Finals \u2013 Singles\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2019_WTA_Finals_%E2%80%93_Singles\">2019<\/a>)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-header\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>Doubles<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong>Career\u00a0record<\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong>2\u201314 (12.5%)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong>Career\u00a0titles<\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong>0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong>Highest\u00a0ranking<\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong>No. 324 (April 3, 2017)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-header\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>Grand Slam Doubles results<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong><a title=\"Australian Open\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Australian_Open\">Australian\u00a0Open<\/a><\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong>1R (<a title=\"2017 Australian Open \u2013 Women's Doubles\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2017_Australian_Open_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_Doubles\">2017<\/a>)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong><a title=\"French Open\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/French_Open\">French\u00a0Open<\/a><\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong>2R (<a title=\"2016 French Open \u2013 Women's Doubles\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2016_French_Open_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_Doubles\">2016<\/a>)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong><a title=\"The Championships, Wimbledon\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Championships,_Wimbledon\">Wimbledon<\/a><\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong>1R (<a title=\"2017 Wimbledon Championships \u2013 Women's Doubles\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2017_Wimbledon_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_Doubles\">2017<\/a>)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong><a title=\"US Open (tennis)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/US_Open_(tennis)\">US Open<\/a><\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong>1R (<a title=\"2016 US Open \u2013 Women's Doubles\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2016_US_Open_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_Doubles\">2016<\/a>, <a title=\"2017 US Open \u2013 Women's Doubles\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2017_US_Open_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_Doubles\">2017<\/a>)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-header\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>Team competitions<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong><a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Fed Cup\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fed_Cup\">Fed Cup<\/a><\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong>WG II PO (<a title=\"2018 Fed Cup\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2018_Fed_Cup\">2018<\/a>)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong><a title=\"Hopman Cup\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hopman_Cup\">Hopman Cup<\/a><\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong>RR (<a title=\"2018 Hopman Cup\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2018_Hopman_Cup\">2018<\/a>)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"infobox-below\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>Last updated on: March 9, 2021.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Naomi Osaka (<span lang=\"ja\" title=\"Japanese-language text\">\u5927\u5742 \u306a\u304a\u307f<\/span>, <i lang=\"ja-Latn\" title=\"Hepburn transliteration\">\u014csaka Naomi<\/i>, <small>Japanese pronunciation:\u00a0<\/small><span class=\"IPA\" title=\"Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)\"><a title=\"Help:IPA\/Japanese\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:IPA\/Japanese\">[o\u031e\u02d0s\u00e4k\u00e4 n\u00e4o\u031emi]<\/a><\/span>, born October 16, 1997) is a Japanese professional <a title=\"Tennis\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tennis\">tennis<\/a> player. Osaka has been <a title=\"List of WTA number 1 ranked tennis players\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_WTA_number_1_ranked_tennis_players\">ranked No. 1<\/a> by the <a title=\"Women's Tennis Association\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Women%27s_Tennis_Association\">Women&#8217;s Tennis Association<\/a> (WTA) and is the first Asian player to hold the top ranking in singles. She is a four-time <a title=\"Grand Slam (tennis)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grand_Slam_(tennis)\">Grand Slam<\/a> singles champion, and is the reigning champion at the <a title=\"2020 US Open (tennis)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2020_US_Open_(tennis)\">US Open<\/a> and the <a title=\"2021 Australian Open\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2021_Australian_Open\">Australian Open<\/a>. Her seven titles on the WTA Tour also include two at the Premier Mandatory level. At the <a title=\"2018 US Open (tennis)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2018_US_Open_(tennis)\">2018 US Open<\/a> and the <a title=\"2019 Australian Open\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2019_Australian_Open\">2019 Australian Open<\/a>, Osaka won her first two Grand Slam singles titles in back-to-back Grand Slam tournaments, and is the first player to achieve this feat since <a title=\"Jennifer Capriati\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jennifer_Capriati\">Jennifer Capriati<\/a> in 2001. She also became the first woman to win successive Grand Slam singles titles since <a title=\"Serena Williams\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Serena_Williams\">Serena Williams<\/a> in 2015.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Born in Japan to a Haitian father and a Japanese mother, Osaka has lived and trained in the United States since she was three years old. She came to prominence at the age of 16 when she defeated former US Open champion <a title=\"Samantha Stosur\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Samantha_Stosur\">Samantha Stosur<\/a> in her WTA Tour debut at the <a title=\"2014 Bank of the West Classic\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2014_Bank_of_the_West_Classic\">2014 Stanford Classic<\/a>. Two years later, she reached her first WTA final at the <a title=\"2016 Toray Pan Pacific Open\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2016_Toray_Pan_Pacific_Open\">2016 Pan Pacific Open<\/a> in Japan to enter the top 50 of the WTA rankings. Osaka made her breakthrough into the upper echelon of women&#8217;s tennis in 2018 when she won her first WTA title at the <a title=\"2018 BNP Paribas Open\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2018_BNP_Paribas_Open\">Indian Wells Open<\/a>. Later in the year, she defeated 23-time Grand Slam singles champion <a title=\"Serena Williams\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Serena_Williams\">Serena Williams<\/a> in the <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"2018 US Open \u2013 Women's Singles final\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2018_US_Open_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_Singles_final\">final<\/a> of the <a title=\"2018 US Open (tennis)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2018_US_Open_(tennis)\">US Open<\/a> to become the first Japanese player to win a Grand Slam singles title. Since 2018, she has won a Grand Slam singles title in four consecutive years.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Osaka is one of the most marketable athletes in the world, having been ranked eighth among all athletes in endorsement income in 2020. She was also the highest-earning female athlete of all time by annual income that year. Osaka has gained significant recognition as an <a title=\"Activism\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Activism\">activist<\/a>, having showcased support for the <a title=\"Black Lives Matter\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter\">Black Lives Matter<\/a> movement in conjunction with her matches. She was named one of the 2020 <a title=\"Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sports_Illustrated_Sportsperson_of_the_Year\"><i>Sports Illustrated<\/i> Sportspersons of the Year<\/a> for her activism largely as part of her US Open championship run, and was also included on <a title=\"Time (magazine)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Time_(magazine)\"><i>Time<\/i><\/a>&#8216;s annual list of the <a title=\"Time 100\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Time_100\">100 most influential people in the world<\/a> in both 2019 and 2020. Moreover, she was the 2021 <a title=\"Laureus World Sports Award for Sportswoman of the Year\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Laureus_World_Sports_Award_for_Sportswoman_of_the_Year\">Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year<\/a>. On the court, Osaka has an aggressive playing style with a powerful <a title=\"Serve (tennis)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Serve_(tennis)\">serve<\/a> that can reach 201 kilometres per hour (125 mph).<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span id=\"Grand_Slam_tournament_finals\" class=\"mw-headline\">Grand Slam tournament finals<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><strong><span id=\"Singles:_4_.284_titles.29\"><\/span><span id=\"Singles:_4_(4_titles)\" class=\"mw-headline\">Singles: 4 (4 titles)<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<table class=\"sortable wikitable jquery-tablesorter\">\n<caption><strong><span class=\"sr-only\">Naomi Osaka Grand Slam singles finals statistics<\/span><\/strong><\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"headerSort\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Sort ascending\" role=\"columnheader button\" scope=\"col\"><strong>Result<\/strong><\/th>\n<th class=\"headerSort\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Sort ascending\" role=\"columnheader button\" scope=\"col\"><strong>Year<\/strong><\/th>\n<th class=\"headerSort\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Sort ascending\" role=\"columnheader button\" scope=\"col\"><strong>Tournament<\/strong><\/th>\n<th class=\"headerSort\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Sort ascending\" role=\"columnheader button\" scope=\"col\"><strong>Surface<\/strong><\/th>\n<th class=\"headerSort\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Sort ascending\" role=\"columnheader button\" scope=\"col\"><strong>Opponent<\/strong><\/th>\n<th class=\"unsortable\" scope=\"col\"><strong>Score<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Win<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a title=\"2018 US Open \u2013 Women's Singles\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2018_US_Open_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_Singles\">2018<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a title=\"US Open (tennis)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/US_Open_(tennis)\">US Open<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Hard<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><span class=\"flagicon\"><a title=\"United States\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbborder\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/a\/a4\/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg\/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/a\/a4\/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg\/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/a\/a4\/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg\/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"United States\" width=\"23\" height=\"12\" data-file-width=\"1235\" data-file-height=\"650\" \/><\/a><\/span> <a title=\"Serena Williams\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Serena_Williams\">Serena Williams<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>6\u20132, 6\u20134<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Win<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a title=\"2019 Australian Open \u2013 Women's Singles\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2019_Australian_Open_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_Singles\">2019<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a title=\"Australian Open\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Australian_Open\">Australian Open<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Hard<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><span class=\"flagicon\"><a title=\"Czech Republic\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Czech_Republic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbborder\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/c\/cb\/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg\/23px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/c\/cb\/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg\/35px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/c\/cb\/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg\/45px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"Czech Republic\" width=\"23\" height=\"15\" data-file-width=\"900\" data-file-height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/span> <a title=\"Petra Kvitov\u00e1\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Petra_Kvitov%C3%A1\">Petra Kvitov\u00e1<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>7\u20136<sup>(7\u20132)<\/sup>, 5\u20137, 6\u20134<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Win<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a title=\"2020 US Open \u2013 Women's Singles\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2020_US_Open_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_Singles\">2020<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>US Open <small>(2)<\/small><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Hard<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><span class=\"flagicon\"><a title=\"Belarus\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Belarus\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbborder\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/8\/85\/Flag_of_Belarus.svg\/23px-Flag_of_Belarus.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/8\/85\/Flag_of_Belarus.svg\/35px-Flag_of_Belarus.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/8\/85\/Flag_of_Belarus.svg\/46px-Flag_of_Belarus.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"Belarus\" width=\"23\" height=\"12\" data-file-width=\"900\" data-file-height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/span> <a title=\"Victoria Azarenka\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Victoria_Azarenka\">Victoria Azarenka<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1\u20136, 6\u20133, 6\u20133<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Win<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a title=\"2021 Australian Open \u2013 Women's Singles\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2021_Australian_Open_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_Singles\">2021<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Australian Open <small>(2)<\/small><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Hard<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><span class=\"flagicon\"><a title=\"United States\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbborder\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/a\/a4\/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg\/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/a\/a4\/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg\/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/a\/a4\/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg\/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"United States\" width=\"23\" height=\"12\" data-file-width=\"1235\" data-file-height=\"650\" \/><\/a><\/span> <a title=\"Jennifer Brady\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jennifer_Brady\">Jennifer Brady<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>6\u20134, 6\u20133<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tfoot><\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n<h2><strong><span id=\"Endorsements\" class=\"mw-headline\">Endorsements<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Osaka is one of the most marketable athletes in the world. She earned an estimated $16 million in endorsements alone in 2019, which placed her second among female athletes behind only Serena Williams who earned $25 million. <sup id=\"cite_ref-forbes-list_116-0\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> The following year, she became the highest-paid female athlete of all time, having earned $37.4\u00a0million in total, including $34\u00a0million in endorsements. Overall, she was the 29th highest-paid athlete in 2020 and the 8th highest-paid athlete in endorsements alone.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Nike, Inc.\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nike,_Inc.\">Nike<\/a> has been Osaka&#8217;s apparel sponsor since 2019,<sup id=\"cite_ref-121\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> having replaced <a title=\"Adidas\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Adidas\">Adidas<\/a> who had sponsored her for four years. With Nike, Osaka has a clothing collection featuring her monogram logo that uses her initials and is inspired by the Japanese flag. The Japanese sporting equipment manufacturer <a title=\"Yonex\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yonex\">Yonex<\/a> has supplied her with rackets since 2008. She plays with the Yonex Ezone 98 racket, equipped with Polytour Pro 125 and Rexis 130 strings. Osaka has been represented by the <a title=\"IMG (company)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IMG_(company)\">IMG<\/a> management company since 2016.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Osaka is a brand ambassador for Japanese automobile manufacturer <a title=\"Nissan\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nissan\">Nissan<\/a> and Japanese electronics manufacturer <a title=\"Citizen Watch\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Citizen_Watch\">Citizen Watch<\/a>.<sup id=\"cite_ref-nikkei_125-1\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> She also endorses several other Japanese companies, including noodle maker <a title=\"Nissin Foods\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nissin_Foods\">Nissin Foods<\/a>, cosmetics producer <a title=\"Shiseido\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shiseido\">Shiseido<\/a>, the broadcasting station <a title=\"Wowow\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wowow\">Wowow<\/a>, and airline <a title=\"All Nippon Airways\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/All_Nippon_Airways\">All Nippon Airways<\/a> (ANA).<sup id=\"cite_ref-forbes_129-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Naomi_Osaka#cite_note-forbes-129\">[129]<\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"cite_ref-130\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Naomi_Osaka#cite_note-130\">[130]<\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"cite_ref-131\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Naomi_Osaka#cite_note-131\">[131]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>In January 2021, Osaka was named the brand ambassador for <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Tag Heuer\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tag_Heuer\">Tag Heuer<\/a> watches as well as <a title=\"Louis Vuitton\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Louis_Vuitton\">Louis Vuitton<\/a> and she will appear in their Spring-Summer 2021 campaign.<sup id=\"cite_ref-132\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong><span id=\"Personal_life\" class=\"mw-headline\">Personal life<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Osaka had a shy, reserved personality in her early years on the WTA Tour.<sup id=\"cite_ref-first-post_133-0\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> Her former coach <a title=\"Sascha Bajin\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sascha_Bajin\">Sascha Bajin<\/a> was initially confused by her personality, saying, &#8220;I thought she was a little bit more of a diva because she didn&#8217;t talk much. She doesn&#8217;t really look at someone&#8217;s eyes, but that&#8217;s just because she was always so shy &#8230; Back then I didn&#8217;t know for what reason.&#8221; Osaka is also very frank and is regarded as having a dry sense of humor. During her 2018 <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Indian Wells Open\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indian_Wells_Open\">Indian Wells Open<\/a> victory speech, she began by saying &#8220;Um, hello &#8230; I&#8217;m Naom &#8230; oh never mind&#8221; and later noted, &#8220;This is probably going to be the worst acceptance speech of all time&#8221; after being worried about forgetting whom to thank, and appearing to nearly forget to thank her opponent <a title=\"Daria Kasatkina\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Daria_Kasatkina\">Daria Kasatkina<\/a> as well as one of her sponsors <a title=\"Yonex\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yonex\">Yonex<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Osaka was named a 2020 <a title=\"Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sports_Illustrated_Sportsperson_of_the_Year\"><i>Sports Illustrated<\/i> Sportsperson of the Year<\/a> for her activism alongside the year&#8217;s other prominent activist sports champions <a title=\"LeBron James\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/LeBron_James\">LeBron James<\/a>, <a title=\"Breanna Stewart\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Breanna_Stewart\">Breanna Stewart<\/a>, and <a title=\"Patrick Mahomes\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Patrick_Mahomes\">Patrick Mahomes<\/a>, as well as medical worker <a title=\"Laurent Duvernay-Tardif\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Laurent_Duvernay-Tardif\">Laurent Duvernay-Tardif<\/a>.\u00a0 <sup id=\"cite_ref-139\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> She was also honored as one of the <a title=\"Time 100\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Time_100\">Time 100 most influential people in the world<\/a> in 2020 for her activism, having also been named to the list in 2019 for representing professional tennis well as an excellent role model and a major champion.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Osaka has been featured as the main character in a <a title=\"Manga\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Manga\">manga<\/a> series published by <a title=\"Kodansha\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kodansha\">Kodansha<\/a> in <i><a title=\"Nakayoshi\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nakayoshi\">Nakayoshi<\/a><\/i>, a leading Japanese <a title=\"Sh\u014djo manga\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sh%C5%8Djo_manga\">shojo<\/a> magazine. The series is being drawn by <a title=\"Futago Kamikita\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Futago_Kamikita\">Futago Kamikita<\/a> and was made with the help of Osaka&#8217;s sister Mari. The first edition appeared in the February 2021 issue of the magazine, which was released in December 2020.<sup id=\"cite_ref-142\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Osaka is in a relationship with American rapper <a title=\"Cordae\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cordae\">Cordae<\/a>.<sup id=\"cite_ref-144\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>In 2021, Osaka became a co-owner of the <a title=\"North Carolina Courage\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/North_Carolina_Courage\">North Carolina Courage<\/a> in the <a title=\"National Women's Soccer League\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Women%27s_Soccer_League\">National Women&#8217;s Soccer League<\/a>, the top level of the <a title=\"Women's association football\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Women%27s_association_football\">women&#8217;s sport<\/a> in the U.S.<sup id=\"cite_ref-146\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"toc\" class=\"toc\" role=\"navigation\" aria-labelledby=\"mw-toc-heading\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Naomi Osaka withdraws from French Open amid row over press conferences World No 2 pulls out of event after being fined by organisers Osaka says speaking to press causes her \u2018huge anxiety\u2019 Naomi Osaka has announced on Twitter that she is withdrawing from the French Open. 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